Barbara in NH
02-21-2010, 07:36 PM
The following are in very good condition unless otherwise noted. Price is per item, e-mail me (sunriseschool@earthlink.net (sunriseschool@earthlink.net)) the items you are interested in and I will weigh and e-mail you back the shipping cost. I accept paypal, prefer you use the personal tab to pay, money orders & checks w/appropriate time held to clear. Insurance or delivery confirmation recommended.
Hoot, Carl Hiaasen. A Main Selection of the Children’s-Book-of-the-Month Club. Roy unhappily moves to Florida. His family moves a lot, so he’s used to the new-kid drill, Florida bullies are pretty much like bullies everywhere. In the middle of one of these “new-kid experiences” he sees a boy running away from the school bus, w/no books, backpack & no shoes. Sensing a mystery, Roy sets himself on the boy’s trail. Orig. $15.95 hdbk w/dust jacket in gift giving cond $3.50.
No Place for Magic, The Tales of the Frog Princess, E.D. Baker. With a dose of bravery & a few clever tricks—both magic & not Princess Emma takes center stage in this utterly charming & surprising addition to E.D. Baker’s fantastic Tales of the Frog Princess. Hdbk w/dust jacket, orig. $15.95, vg cond. $3.50.
Mariel of Redwall, Brian Jacques. Magnificent tale of treachery, destiny, courage & sacrifice. Mariel is washed ashore near Redwall Abbey barely alive…w/no memory. But w/the aid of a small yet hardy band of Woodlanders, the courageous mousemaid is determined to reclaim her identity …& to enact a rightful vengeance on the bloodthirsty pirate & his terrible minions. G cond, some shelf wear. Orig. $5.99, $1.25.
Owl’s Journey, Four Centuries of an American Country, Maura D. Shaw. Follow the journey of a pocket-sized stone owl, carved by a Lenape Indian boy in 1609, through four centuries as it travels along the Hudson River in NY State. In each exciting chapter, the stone owl is discovered by a new owner, a boy or girl to whom the owl brings good luck or courage in the thrilling adventures that unfold. The owl on its journey encounters pirates & settlers, lions & elephants, steamboats & locomotives, blizzards & mine cave-ins, presidents, pilots, & heros, runaway slaves & new immigrants from all parts of the world. Hdbk in like new cond. Orig. $15.95, $3.75
Herds of Thunder, Manes of Gold, A -- $4. Nice. Collection of Horse Stories & Poems. Beautiful pictures, . selections by a variety of authors--Shakespeare, Marian Flandrick Bray, Marguerite Henry, Carl Sandburg, Peter G. Roop, Jane Yolen, Anne Ellot Crompton, Anna Sewell, Nancy Springer, Ruth Stone, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mary O'Hara, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Mary Stanton, & Jennifer Roberson. Encourage your horse lovers interest in literature $3.50 w/other purchase
Heartland Series, Lauren Brooke, paperbacks, Scholastic, orig. $4.50
Tomorrow’s Promise, #10, g cond., except dimple on back cover & small crease, .75
True Enough, #11. vg cond., except for slight shelf wear, $1.00.
My American Adventure, Amy Burritt. Big! Daring! Awesome! Amy had a dream 50 states, 50 weeks & meet 50 governors. Travel w/Amy as she chronicles her incredible year-long odyssey. See American through her eyes & learn what she learned. Hdbk w/dust jacket book in gift giving cond. Orig. $16.99, $ 3.25.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens -- $4. Nice. Ultimate Teenage Success Guide, Awesome Book! orig. $14.00
Chicken Soup Series, all are pbk, orig $12.95
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Journal -- $2. Nice. orig.$12.95, name inside front cover, allows you to describe your feelings & experiences in a way that is both fun & challenging. Helps you discover what matters most to you, how you feel about your life & about you. Not just an ordinary journal; it's filled w/great poems, cool quotes, inspirational vignettes & lots of space where you can write & where your friends & family can write to you
The Looking Glass Wars, Frank Beddor, Scholastic. Beddor offers some intriguing reimaginings of Dodgson’s concepts (such as looking glass travel), and characters (the cat is an assassin w/9 lives). His attention has, happily put Wonderland back on the map. Orig. $4.99, pbk, vg cond, very slight shelf wear. $1.00.
Margaret Peterson Haddix, Shadow children series, paperback
*Among the Imposters, #2. Luke Garner is an illegal third child. All his life has been spent in hiding. Now, for the first time, Luke is living among others. He has assumed a deceased boy’s identity & is attending Hendricks School for Boys, a windowless building w/cruel classmates & oblivious teachers. Luke knows he had to blend in, but he lives in constant fear that his behavior will betray him. Then one day Luke discovers a door to the outside. He knows that beyond the walls of Hendricks lie the secrets he is desperate to uncover. What he doesn’t know is who he can trust --& where the answers to his questions may lead him… $1.50
*Among the Imposters, #2. gd cond. Shelf wear & crease on back cover. .50
*Among the Brave, #5. Trey may have saved Luke’s life, but he still thinks of himself as a coward who can barely stand to be outdoors. Now Trey finds out Luke had been taken prisoner at Population Police headquarters. Trey is terrified, but he knows that if he doesn’t rescue his friend, no one will. At police headquarters, Trey impersonates an officer to try getting to Luke. But just when it looks like he’s close, Trey suddenly finds himself in danger of exposing not just himself but all shadow children. Small crease on front cover of book. $1.25
My son and daughter both enjoyed these, you don’t have to read the books in sequence, each book stands alone as an exciting story.
Just Ella, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Aladdin Fantasy. ALA Best Book for Young Adults. A Cinderella story—Wrong! Life for Ella has become an endless round of lessons & restrictions; even worse, Prince Charming turns out to be more like Prince Boaring. Why can’t she talk w/him the way she can w/Jed, her earnest young tutor? Slowl, Ella comes to realize she doesn’t want the life she fought so hard to win. But breaking her engagement proves more difficult--& dangerous—than escaping her stepmother’s tyranny. Vg cond. Except for shelf wear to cover. $1.25
The Giver, Lois Lowry. Newbery Medal Winner, Horn Book Honor Book, Regina Medal Book. Jonas’s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain & pleasure of life. Pbk, g cond, shelf wear, binding tight. .75
Just Ask Iris, Lucy Frank. According to her mother, Iris is supposed to spend the summer safely indoors, keeping the apartment clean & learning to type. But when Iris follows a can out onto the fire escape one day, she ends up meeting some of the amazing people who live in her building. She comes up w/2 summer goals of her own: to earn some money, & to spend as much time outside the stuffy apartment as possible. Ages 10-14. Pbk in vg cond. $1.50.
Blackwater Swamp, Bill Wallace, mystery w/a swamp, an old woman they say is a witch & his friends. G cond, small rip on spine, taped, orig. $3.50, $.75
Kidnap Kids- Undo the Handcuffs now boys mom said you did it I! I said to my little brother …,some shelf wear on spine, orig $4.95, .50
7th Heaven – Sister Trouble –Everyone thinks one Camden sister is an angel & the other is a total loser. But when things turn around, its sure a recipe for sister trouble at the Camden Household! great cond, .75
The sweet Valley Twins diaries Jessica – Next stop junior High orig. $4.50 like new- .50
The last of the Really Great Whangdoodles- Julie Andrews Edwards, (Yes this is the actress from The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins) Ages 8-12, If your looking for something really unusual have you ever considered a Whangdoodle? Orig. $5.95 vg cond, small tear in bottom of spine, .75
See my other posts to consolidate purchases & save on postage; also please request as many as you'd like from my free list.
Hoot, Carl Hiaasen. A Main Selection of the Children’s-Book-of-the-Month Club. Roy unhappily moves to Florida. His family moves a lot, so he’s used to the new-kid drill, Florida bullies are pretty much like bullies everywhere. In the middle of one of these “new-kid experiences” he sees a boy running away from the school bus, w/no books, backpack & no shoes. Sensing a mystery, Roy sets himself on the boy’s trail. Orig. $15.95 hdbk w/dust jacket in gift giving cond $3.50.
No Place for Magic, The Tales of the Frog Princess, E.D. Baker. With a dose of bravery & a few clever tricks—both magic & not Princess Emma takes center stage in this utterly charming & surprising addition to E.D. Baker’s fantastic Tales of the Frog Princess. Hdbk w/dust jacket, orig. $15.95, vg cond. $3.50.
Mariel of Redwall, Brian Jacques. Magnificent tale of treachery, destiny, courage & sacrifice. Mariel is washed ashore near Redwall Abbey barely alive…w/no memory. But w/the aid of a small yet hardy band of Woodlanders, the courageous mousemaid is determined to reclaim her identity …& to enact a rightful vengeance on the bloodthirsty pirate & his terrible minions. G cond, some shelf wear. Orig. $5.99, $1.25.
Owl’s Journey, Four Centuries of an American Country, Maura D. Shaw. Follow the journey of a pocket-sized stone owl, carved by a Lenape Indian boy in 1609, through four centuries as it travels along the Hudson River in NY State. In each exciting chapter, the stone owl is discovered by a new owner, a boy or girl to whom the owl brings good luck or courage in the thrilling adventures that unfold. The owl on its journey encounters pirates & settlers, lions & elephants, steamboats & locomotives, blizzards & mine cave-ins, presidents, pilots, & heros, runaway slaves & new immigrants from all parts of the world. Hdbk in like new cond. Orig. $15.95, $3.75
Herds of Thunder, Manes of Gold, A -- $4. Nice. Collection of Horse Stories & Poems. Beautiful pictures, . selections by a variety of authors--Shakespeare, Marian Flandrick Bray, Marguerite Henry, Carl Sandburg, Peter G. Roop, Jane Yolen, Anne Ellot Crompton, Anna Sewell, Nancy Springer, Ruth Stone, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mary O'Hara, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Mary Stanton, & Jennifer Roberson. Encourage your horse lovers interest in literature $3.50 w/other purchase
Heartland Series, Lauren Brooke, paperbacks, Scholastic, orig. $4.50
Tomorrow’s Promise, #10, g cond., except dimple on back cover & small crease, .75
True Enough, #11. vg cond., except for slight shelf wear, $1.00.
My American Adventure, Amy Burritt. Big! Daring! Awesome! Amy had a dream 50 states, 50 weeks & meet 50 governors. Travel w/Amy as she chronicles her incredible year-long odyssey. See American through her eyes & learn what she learned. Hdbk w/dust jacket book in gift giving cond. Orig. $16.99, $ 3.25.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens -- $4. Nice. Ultimate Teenage Success Guide, Awesome Book! orig. $14.00
Chicken Soup Series, all are pbk, orig $12.95
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Journal -- $2. Nice. orig.$12.95, name inside front cover, allows you to describe your feelings & experiences in a way that is both fun & challenging. Helps you discover what matters most to you, how you feel about your life & about you. Not just an ordinary journal; it's filled w/great poems, cool quotes, inspirational vignettes & lots of space where you can write & where your friends & family can write to you
The Looking Glass Wars, Frank Beddor, Scholastic. Beddor offers some intriguing reimaginings of Dodgson’s concepts (such as looking glass travel), and characters (the cat is an assassin w/9 lives). His attention has, happily put Wonderland back on the map. Orig. $4.99, pbk, vg cond, very slight shelf wear. $1.00.
Margaret Peterson Haddix, Shadow children series, paperback
*Among the Imposters, #2. Luke Garner is an illegal third child. All his life has been spent in hiding. Now, for the first time, Luke is living among others. He has assumed a deceased boy’s identity & is attending Hendricks School for Boys, a windowless building w/cruel classmates & oblivious teachers. Luke knows he had to blend in, but he lives in constant fear that his behavior will betray him. Then one day Luke discovers a door to the outside. He knows that beyond the walls of Hendricks lie the secrets he is desperate to uncover. What he doesn’t know is who he can trust --& where the answers to his questions may lead him… $1.50
*Among the Imposters, #2. gd cond. Shelf wear & crease on back cover. .50
*Among the Brave, #5. Trey may have saved Luke’s life, but he still thinks of himself as a coward who can barely stand to be outdoors. Now Trey finds out Luke had been taken prisoner at Population Police headquarters. Trey is terrified, but he knows that if he doesn’t rescue his friend, no one will. At police headquarters, Trey impersonates an officer to try getting to Luke. But just when it looks like he’s close, Trey suddenly finds himself in danger of exposing not just himself but all shadow children. Small crease on front cover of book. $1.25
My son and daughter both enjoyed these, you don’t have to read the books in sequence, each book stands alone as an exciting story.
Just Ella, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Aladdin Fantasy. ALA Best Book for Young Adults. A Cinderella story—Wrong! Life for Ella has become an endless round of lessons & restrictions; even worse, Prince Charming turns out to be more like Prince Boaring. Why can’t she talk w/him the way she can w/Jed, her earnest young tutor? Slowl, Ella comes to realize she doesn’t want the life she fought so hard to win. But breaking her engagement proves more difficult--& dangerous—than escaping her stepmother’s tyranny. Vg cond. Except for shelf wear to cover. $1.25
The Giver, Lois Lowry. Newbery Medal Winner, Horn Book Honor Book, Regina Medal Book. Jonas’s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain & pleasure of life. Pbk, g cond, shelf wear, binding tight. .75
Just Ask Iris, Lucy Frank. According to her mother, Iris is supposed to spend the summer safely indoors, keeping the apartment clean & learning to type. But when Iris follows a can out onto the fire escape one day, she ends up meeting some of the amazing people who live in her building. She comes up w/2 summer goals of her own: to earn some money, & to spend as much time outside the stuffy apartment as possible. Ages 10-14. Pbk in vg cond. $1.50.
Blackwater Swamp, Bill Wallace, mystery w/a swamp, an old woman they say is a witch & his friends. G cond, small rip on spine, taped, orig. $3.50, $.75
Kidnap Kids- Undo the Handcuffs now boys mom said you did it I! I said to my little brother …,some shelf wear on spine, orig $4.95, .50
7th Heaven – Sister Trouble –Everyone thinks one Camden sister is an angel & the other is a total loser. But when things turn around, its sure a recipe for sister trouble at the Camden Household! great cond, .75
The sweet Valley Twins diaries Jessica – Next stop junior High orig. $4.50 like new- .50
The last of the Really Great Whangdoodles- Julie Andrews Edwards, (Yes this is the actress from The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins) Ages 8-12, If your looking for something really unusual have you ever considered a Whangdoodle? Orig. $5.95 vg cond, small tear in bottom of spine, .75
See my other posts to consolidate purchases & save on postage; also please request as many as you'd like from my free list.